Al-Uqud al-Durriyya - Ibn Abd al-Hadi - (الكتاب/183)

Al-Uqud al-DurriyyaIbn Abd al-Hadi

For the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said: “Allah never decrees anything for a believer except that it is good for him, and this belongs to no one but the believer: if prosperity touches him and he thanks Allah, that is good for him; and if adversity befalls him [ق 52] and he remains patient, that too is good for him.” (1)

So when the setback that struck the Muslims in the first year resembled Uhud—and more than a year, some say two, after Uhud they were tested with the Battle of the Trench—then in this very year the Muslims were likewise tried (2) by their enemy, in a manner akin to the trial that came to the Muslims with the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—during the year of the Trench. This was the Campaign of the Confederates, during which Allah revealed Sūrah al-Ahzāb.

That sūrah records this expedition in which Allah granted victory to His servant—peace and blessings be upon him—and strengthened His believing forces (3); He alone routed the confederate factions (4) that had banded together against them, without any direct fighting, but through the steadfastness of the believers facing their enemy.

Within it Allah mentions the distinctive qualities of the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—his rights and his inviolability (5), as well as the sanctity of his Household; for he was the very heart whom Allah supported in that campaign without combat, just as He has in our present engagement (6). There too the secret of the faith’s divine support became evident, just as it had in the Battle of the Trench, and the people divided then exactly as they had divided in that earlier year. (7)

(1) Reported by Muslim, no. 2999, on the authority of Suhayb with a similar wording. (2) Manuscripts F and K read: “al-muʾminun” (the believers). (3) F and K likewise have “al-muʾminun”; in K the scribe later corrected it in the margin. (4) Manuscript K reads “ʿalayhi”, and the word “waḥdahu” (alone) is missing from Q. (5) Manuscript Q adds “wa-raḥmatuhu” (and His mercy). (6) In the base manuscript the abbreviation “hd” is written above this word; see there. (7) Manuscript F reads: “sawāʾ, wa-ahl ẓahr … taʾbīd.”

فإن النبي ﷺ قال: «لا يقضي الله للمؤمن قضاءً إلا كان خيرًا له، وليس ذلك لأحدٍ إلا للمؤمن، إن أصابته سرَّاءُ فشكر الله كان خيرًا له، وإن أصابته ضراء [ق ٥٢] فصبر كان خيرًا له» (١). فلما كانت حادثةُ المسلمين عامَ أوَّل شبيهةً بأحدٍ، وكان بعد أُحد بأكثر من سنة ــ وقيل بسنتين ــ قد ابتلي المسلمون بغزوة الخندق= كذلك في هذا العام ابتُلي المسلمون (٢) بعدوِّهم، كنحو ما ابتُلي المسلمون مع النبي ﷺ عام الخندق، وهي غزوة الأحزاب التي أنزل الله فيها سورة الأحزاب. وهي سورة تضمَّنت ذِكْر هذه الغَزَاة التي نصر الله فيها عبدَه ﷺ وأعزَّ فيها جندَه المؤمنين (٣)، وهزم الأحزاب الذين تحزَّبوا عليهم وَحْدَه (٤) بغير قتال، بل بثبات المؤمنين بإزاء عدوِّهم. ذُكِرَ فيها خصائصُ رسول الله ﷺ وحقوقُه وحُرْمتُه (٥)، وحُرمة أهل بيته؛ لمَّا كان هو القلبُ الذي نصره الله فيها بغير قتال، كما كان ذلك في غزوتنا هذه سواء (٦). وظهر فيها سرّ تأييد (٧) الدين كما ظهر في غزوة الخندق، وانقسم الناس فيها كانقسامهم عام الخندق.

(١) أخرجه مسلم رقم (٢٩٩٩) من حديث صهيب ﵁ بنحوه. (٢) (ف، ك): «المؤمنون». (٣) (ف، ك): «المؤمنون»، وصححها في الهامش من (ك). (٤) (ك): «عليه»، و «وحده» ليست في (ق). (٥) (ق): «ورحمته». (٦) فوقها في الأصل حرف (حد) ينظر (٧) (ف): «سواء، وأهل ظهر ... تأبيد».